Liverpool are the most successful British club in the history of the Champions League.

Having won the trophy 6 times, the most recent being in 2019 thanks to a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, only 3 teams have lifted the trophy more times than Liverpool.

Grobbelaar’s Penalty Antics

There have been many special moments that were significant in Liverpool winning the Champions League and we begin with the victory over Roma in the 1984 final.

This may not have been the first Champions League success for Liverpool but to overcome Roma in their own backyard makes it a moment to savour.

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Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar was the hero as the match finished 1-1 and went to penalties.

Grobbelaar’s ‘spaghetti legs’ technique seemed to unnerve the Roma players, with Bruno Conti and Francesco Graziani missing for the Italians.

It was Alan Kennedy who scored the decisive penalty for Liverpool but the key moment of the game will always be remembered as Grobbelaar’s wobbly legs.

Gerrard Leading by Example

In terms of crucial moments that led to Liverpool’s Champions League wins, they do not come much bigger than Steven Gerrard’s 54th minute goal against AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final.

This game is known for one of the best European comebacks of all time and for good reason considering Liverpool found themselves 3-0 down at halftime.

One can only imagine the bet365 odds at halftime for a Liverpool win, they would have been huge and the clear favourites were AC Milan.

Even before a ball was kicked, Liverpool’s odds were around 5/2, with AC Milan around Evens to win the final.

At halftime, Liverpool’s odds had stretched to 100/1 and greater, which underlined just how poor they had been in the first half.

All the talk was of how it could become one of the most embarrassing performances by a British club in the history of the Champions League but Gerrard changed that with his goal.

John Arne Riise crossed the ball in from the left and Liverpool’s captain rose to direct a wonderful header into the far corner.

There was still much for Liverpool to do, including goals from Vladimír Šmicer and Xabi Alonso plus penalty shootout heroics from goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek.

However, without that timely header from Gerrard, Liverpool would not have had a foothold in the match from which to produce the ‘Miracle of Istanbul’.

Gerrard was named the man of the match and had the honour of lifting the 2005 Champions League trophy.

Trent’s Quick Thinking

For the next crucial moment that proved to be a catalyst for Liverpool to win the Champions League we revisit the 2019 semi-final against Barcelona.

Liverpool were 3-0 down after the first leg in the Camp Nou and were without Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino due to injury.

Nobody gave Liverpool a chance but an early goal in the 7th minute gave a Jurgen Klopp inspired team all the belief they required to pull off an astonishing comeback.

Georginio Wijnaldum came off the bench to great effect in the second half and his two goals brought Liverpool level in the tie but the moment of the game came from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the 79th minute.

The Liverpool right-back caught the Barcelona defence asleep with a quickly taken corner and played the ball in to the unmarked Divock Origi.

The striker swept home his second goal of the game to seal the unlikeliest of victories for Liverpool and a place in the 2019 Champions League final.

The final did not match the drama of this game but having beaten Barcelona in that fashion, there was only ever going to be one winner of the Champions League.

First Champions League Success

While all the Champions League moments highlighted above have been extraordinary, nothing can match the first time a team lifts the trophy.

The first of Liverpool’s 6 Champions League trophies came in 1977 against Borussia Mönchengladbach in Rome.

Terry McDermott gave Liverpool the perfect start by opening the scoring in the 28th minute having earlier seen Borussia Mönchengladbach hit the post.

The Bundesliga champions came back strongly and equalised early in the second half.

This was a pivotal moment in the final and not only gave Liverpool the confidence they could win the match but also deflated the Germans.

Phil Neal’s penalty secured the victory for Liverpool in the 83rd minute but it was Smith’s goal that was the crucial moment of the 1977 win for Liverpool.

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